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Case 7 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting ove...

Case 11 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Method note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: use “Discuss who chose to p...

Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals change...

Case 32 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise The same abbreviation has different meanings in neighbourin...

List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...

Case 35 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the ...

Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...

Method note for “Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing?”: use “Create separate columns for the quantity measured,…” as ...

Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...

Correction note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: retain the wording beginning “Publication status is useful context but is not itself ...

Case 13 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “...